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Margaret was born December 4, 1917 in Belden, Nebraska to Walter and Emma (Suehlsen) Henriksen. During her early childhood, she moved with her family to South Dakota where her father homesteaded on a farm near Winner, South Dakota. After her mother's death, she lived with an aunt and uncle in Fremont until her father moved to Fremont. In the 1930's, she lived in Greeley, Colorado and when she was 15 years of age, she lived in Ravenna with an older sister. Then she returned to Fremont and graduated from high school.
On August 30, 1936, Margaret was married to Woodrow P. Stafford. They farmed near Nickerson until retiring in 1975, and building a home in the Hillcrest Manor area north of Fremont. In 1996 they moved into Fremont.
Margaret had been a member of the Nickerson Methodist Church until it closed, and then became a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church in Fremont. She was active in the United Methodist Women, and assisted with communion and care of the church paraments, and served on the various boards and committees of the church. She was a member of the FAMC Auxiliary for many years, a member of the Dodge Saddle Club, and a birthday club. She baked cookies and the best kolaches in town, just to give them away. Margaret and her twin sister Margery, both had worked as a seamstress at the Spence Shop in Fremont.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Woodrow in May of 2003, and by her daughter Mary Alfano in March of 1999, and by 2 sisters, 1 brother, and 2 step-sisters.
Survivors: son - Leonard Stafford of Fremont
granddaughter - Staci and husband Roger Schneider of Arizona
grandson - R.A. Nelsen and Flo Black of Florida
3 step-grandchildren
twin sister - Margery Richter of Fremont
nieces and nephews
and many, many wonderful friends
The funeral service will be 10:30 AM Wednesday (August 31st) at Calvary United Methodist Church with the Rev. Susan Sanders officiating. The committal will follow in Memorial Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be given to Calvary United Methodist Church, Dodge County Humane Society, American Cancer Society, or the donor's choice.
Visitation will be at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, on Tuesday from 2 to 8 PM, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 PM.
On August 30, 1936, Margaret was married to Woodrow P. Stafford. They farmed near Nickerson until retiring in 1975, and building a home in the Hillcrest Manor area north of Fremont. In 1996 they moved into Fremont.
Margaret had been a member of the Nickerson Methodist Church until it closed, and then became a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church in Fremont. She was active in the United Methodist Women, and assisted with communion and care of the church paraments, and served on the various boards and committees of the church. She was a member of the FAMC Auxiliary for many years, a member of the Dodge Saddle Club, and a birthday club. She baked cookies and the best kolaches in town, just to give them away. Margaret and her twin sister Margery, both had worked as a seamstress at the Spence Shop in Fremont.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband Woodrow in May of 2003, and by her daughter Mary Alfano in March of 1999, and by 2 sisters, 1 brother, and 2 step-sisters.
Survivors: son - Leonard Stafford of Fremont
granddaughter - Staci and husband Roger Schneider of Arizona
grandson - R.A. Nelsen and Flo Black of Florida
3 step-grandchildren
twin sister - Margery Richter of Fremont
nieces and nephews
and many, many wonderful friends
The funeral service will be 10:30 AM Wednesday (August 31st) at Calvary United Methodist Church with the Rev. Susan Sanders officiating. The committal will follow in Memorial Cemetery. The family requests that memorials be given to Calvary United Methodist Church, Dodge County Humane Society, American Cancer Society, or the donor's choice.
Visitation will be at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, on Tuesday from 2 to 8 PM, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 PM.